Mechanism of spontaneous transition from typical atrial flutter to atrial fibrillation: Role of ectopic atrial fibrillation foci

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 46-52

  Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^a,b,c   Ching , T A I ^a,b,c   Tsai, Chin Feng ^a,b,c   Wen Chung, Y U ^a,b,c   Wei Shiang, L I N ^a,b,c   Huang, Jin Long ^a,b,c   Ding, Y U A N ^a,b,c   Chang, Mau Song ^a,b,c   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b,c,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

EID: 0035115714     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00046.x     Document Type: Article

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